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The real F-22 Raptor - a high-flying Enron

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2007-08-29 17:57:28

Description: Read sources here: - press more - All informations come from reports to US congress made by the U.S. Government Accountability Office (GAO) or Lockheed Martin. GAO is known as "the (More) Read sources here: - press more - All informations come from reports to US congress made by the U.S. Government Accountability Office (GAO) or Lockheed Martin. GAO is known as "the investigative arm of Congress" and "the congressional watchdog" - their job is to keep control on big government projects like the F22. Google the report-sources given in the video, if you doubt any of the claims, or go to http://www.gao.gov and write the report name in search. Some of the relevant reports: 2007 - "Assessments of Selected Weapon Programs" - GAO-07-406SP (read page 87-88 in adope): http://www.gao.gov/new.items/d07406sp.pdf (Regardless of the claim in the "2001 report" below, the F22 still fly less than 1 hour between maintaince in 2007, and this 2007 report also confirms the 2 structural failures etc.) June 20, 2006 - Subject: Tactical Aircraft: DOD Should Present a New F-22A Business Case before Making Further Investments http://www.gao.gov/new.items/d06455r.pdf Read page 5: "In other words, the unit procurement costs increase from $166 million per aircraft to $183 million per aircraft for the proposed multiyear contract." GAO-04-391 (2004) "F/A-22 Aircraft" http://www.gao.gov/new.items/d04391.pdf read e.g. page 12. "Current processors are old and obsolete, cannot be supported, and do not have sufficient capacity to meet the increased processing demands required for planned new air-to-ground capabilities beyond Global StrikeEnhanced....." March 2004 - Changing Conditions Drive Need for New F/A-22 Business Case http://www.gao.gov/highlights/d04391high.pdf GAO-01-310 (2001) Tactical Aircraft: http://www.gao.gov/new.items/d01310.pdf (read e.g. 25-26) " the Air Force estimates that by the end of development, the F-22 will be able to complete 2 flying hours between maintenance actions; and when the F-22 reaches maturity in 2008, F-22s will be able to complete 3 flying hours between maintenance actions. However, currently the flight-test aircraft are completing 0.6 flying hours between maintenance actions. This means that aircraft are now requiring significantly more maintenance than is expected when the system reaches maturity." Q.E.D. --------------------- Topics for debate (these sources are not used in video): F-22 Continues to 'Abuse Taxpayers,' - August 31, 2007 - Pierre Sprey, the man who designed the F-16 and A-10 fighters say this: "The F-16A, as it was in 1986, can whip today's F-22," said Sprey. "You'd think the F-22 would be able to whip some antique." - Read: http://www.cnsnews.com/ViewPrint.asp?Page=/Nation/archive/200708/NAT20070831a.html Powerpoint show about the F-22 (James P. Stevenson 2006): http://www.cdi.org/pdfs/Stevenson%20F-22%20Brief.pdf Potential F-22 Raptor Export to Japan: "Exporting F-22s to Japan is one way to keep the F-22 production line running after U.S. Air Force procurement ends." - read http://fpc.state.gov/documents/organization/88043.pdf 01/10/07 - "Bomb test flameout nearly crashes F-22" http://www.flightglobal.com/articles/2007/10/01/217306/bomb-test-flameout-nearly-crashes-f-22.html 10/21/2007 - "F-22 Raptor's makers knew for 10 years of corrosion problem, which is costing millions to fix at Hill" http://www.sltrib.com/ci_7236130 January 13, 2005 - Air Force official cites flight software in Nellis crash http://www.reviewjournal.com/lvrj_home/2005/Jan-13-Thu-2005/news/25654033.html Congressional reseach service on June 12, 2007, page 7: "The F-22A's average procurement unit cost is estimated at approximately $185.4 million per aircraft." http://www.fas.org/sgp/crs/weapons/RL31673.pdf Congressional Budget Office before the Subcommittee on AirLand Committee on Armed Services United States Senate on July 25, 2006: "However, because the F-22A has turned out to be much more expensive than other fighter aircraft— procuring 182 aircraft will cost an average of $185 million per plane" http://cbo.gov/ftpdocs/74xx/doc7424/07-25-F-22.pdf Info-video about stealth: http://video.google.com/videoplay?docid=5291484096194699595 "Design Flaws Force Changes to USAF Raptor", posted Nov. 12 2007: http://www.defensenews.com/story.php?F=3164095&C=airwar ------------------------------- Extra: Can be discussed here, since its hard to write alot at YouT..forum: http://eucitizens.eu/Forum/index.php?topic=166.msg271#msg271 - Added: Due to manipulative behavior from what appears to be several Lockheed Martin computers, posting about this video on www.EUcitizens.eu will now require a full login. (Less)

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